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Govt continues to implement Eskom intervention plan

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Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said government continues to implement the energy intervention plan as the current electricity situation is a serious constraint to economic growth.

New requirements for parents travelling with minors

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Cape Town – As of 1 June 2015, all minors travelling to and from the Republic of South Africa will be required to produce an “unabridged birth certificate”, Home Affairs Director General Mkuseli Apleni said on Tuesday.

Broadband to accelerate service delivery in Mpumalanga

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Pretoria - Telecommunication and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele has met with Mpumalanga Premier David Mabuza to discuss how broadband can be used to accelerate service delivery and improve the lives of communities in the province.

Unemployment increases

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Pretoria - South Africa’s unemployment rate increased to 26.4% in the first quarter of 2015, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on Tuesday.

Minister Dlamini hands over newly-built ECD centre

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Cape Town – Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has handed over a newly-built early childhood development (ECD) centre to the community of Kwa Langa, in the Western Cape, following a fire incident that left the centre in ashes.

R52.6bn budget to move Joburg forward

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Pretoria - The City of Johannesburg has tabled its 2015-2016 Budget which focuses on capital expenditure‚ entrepreneurship development, the green economy, housing and youth employment.

South Africans flock to urban areas

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Pretoria - South Africa’s urban population is growing larger and younger, and it is envisaged that nearly 80% of the total population will be living in an urban area by 2050.

Joburg residents to pay more

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Pretoria - The cost of living in the country's economic hub will rise substantially as of July 1.

Sixth Groenput inmate re-arrested

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Pretoria – The sixth of the seven inmates, who escaped from the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the early hours of last Thursday, has been re-arrested.

SA's economy linked to Africa

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Johannesburg – The intolerance of foreign nationals threatens the prospects of South Africa’s economy, says Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel.